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Newark and Sherwood road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 572 road traffic collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 1991, and 816 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 27 were fatal and 112 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1990 (604), and casualties fell from 943.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 20,646 collisions in Newark and Sherwood.

Collisions in 1991
572
Down 5% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
816
Down 13% on 1990
Fatal collisions
27
4.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
112
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Newark and Sherwood in 1991

4.7% of collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 1991 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.6% and 24% in Newark and Sherwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal274.7%
  • Serious11220%
  • Slight43376%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal273.3%
  • Serious13617%
  • Slight65380%

Newark and Sherwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newark and Sherwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 680 in 1989. 1991 is highlighted, with 572, down 5% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025223279
2024224265
2023252326
2022231311
2021224302
2020181218
2019274335
2018286389
2017325440
2016298421
2015321424
2014325443
2013282391
2012360500
2011324451
2010349474
2009366510
2008415577
2007495692
2006446679
2005456667
2004490769
2003485783
2002462744
2001486712
2000503761
1999492713
1998511764
1997507814
1996457700
1995465700
1994484755
1993510768
1992550824
1991572816
1990604943
1989680971
1988561806
1987587822
1986575843
1985571798
1984586802
1983528715
1982591895
1981531718
1980646951
1979555816

When and where crashes happen in Newark and Sherwood in 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday89 (16%)
  • Tuesday84 (15%)
  • Wednesday66 (12%)
  • Thursday88 (15%)
  • Friday105 (18%)
  • Saturday78 (14%)
  • Sunday62 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5996 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59109 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59136 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5993 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January55 (9.6%)
  • February39 (6.8%)
  • March30 (5.2%)
  • April41 (7.2%)
  • May49 (8.6%)
  • June49 (8.6%)
  • July54 (9.4%)
  • August52 (9.1%)
  • September47 (8.2%)
  • October54 (9.4%)
  • November56 (9.8%)
  • December46 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight433 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit70 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting62 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds497 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (7.3%)
  • Fog or mist17 (3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry348 (61%)
  • Wet or damp183 (32%)
  • Frost or ice32 (5.6%)
  • Snow8 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph223 (39%)
  • 40 mph47 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph253 (44%)
  • 70 mph44 (7.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway494 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (8%)
  • Roundabout27 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant510 (63%)
  • Pedestrian79 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist76 (9.3%)
  • Motorcyclist70 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant47 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1034 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1560 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20114 (14%)
  • 21 to 25117 (14%)
  • 26 to 35143 (18%)
  • 36 to 45111 (14%)
  • 46 to 5566 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6550 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7545 (5.5%)
  • Over 7551 (6.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider504 (62%)
  • Passenger233 (29%)
  • Pedestrian79 (9.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car703 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle78 (7.6%)
  • Motorcycle73 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes73 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes66 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newark and Sherwood in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 in Newark and Sherwood

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Newark and Sherwood ranked among 350 areas in 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newark and Sherwood had the 147th most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
147th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
141st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
26th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
145th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Newark and Sherwood with the most crashes in 1991

The A617 had the most collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 1991: 63, including 4 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newark and Sherwood, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6176389411
2ndA614416705
3rdA1356949
4thA46354436
5thB6166324216
6thA612243613
7thA6097223828
8thB6326192004
9thA616183014
10thA1133162305
11thA6075161722
12thB6020152103
13thB6030152112
14thB6034142403
15thA6051231
16thB11644811
17thB63864610
18thA173711
19thA60652200
20thB63872200

Towns in Newark and Sherwood: crashes in 1991

Newark-on-Trent had the most collisions of any town in Newark and Sherwood in 1991: 90.

Postcode districts in Newark and Sherwood: crashes in 1991

NG24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newark and Sherwood in 1991: 172.

Latest crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 1991, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Newark and Sherwood road accidents in other years